Richard Bohringer

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Richard Bohringer
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Richard Bohringer in 2013
Born (1942-01-16) 16 January 1942 (age 82)
Moulins, France
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, author, film director, screenwriter
Website richardbohringer.com

Richard Bohringer (born 16 January 1942) is a French actor.

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Personal life

Bohringer was born in Moulins, Allier department, to a French mother and a German father. He is the father of actress Romane Bohringer, and has three other children, Mathieu, Richard and Lou.

Career

Besides acting Bohringer is also a musician, writer, and poet who has produced and directed several films.

Bohringer won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985, [1] [2] and the César Award for Best Actor in 1988. [3] [4] [5]

Selected filmography

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Richard Bohringer in 2006
YearTitleRoleDirector
1977 Animal An assistant of Sergio Claude Zidi
1980 The Last Metro a Gestapo officer François Truffaut
Inspector Blunder fingerprint analyst Claude Zidi
La Boum a friend of François Claude Pinoteau
1981 Diva Gorodish Jean-Jacques Beineix
Les Uns et les Autres Richard Claude Lelouch
1982 Le Grand Pardon  [ fr ]Le Sacristain Alexandre Arcady
1984 L'Addition  [ fr ]Albert Lorca Denis Amar  [ fr ]
1985 Death in a French Garden Daniel Forest Michel Deville
Subway the florist Luc Besson
1986 Kamikaze Romain Pascot Didier Grousset
1987 The Grand Highway Pelo Jean-Loup Hubert
Agent trouble Alex Jean-Pierre Mocky
Flag  [ fr ]Inspecteur Simon Jacques Santi
1988 Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator Boris Édouard Molinaro
1989 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Richard Boarst Peter Greenaway
1990 Dames galantes  [ fr ] Brantôme Jean-Charles Tacchella
1992 Confessions d'un Barjo CharlesJérôme Boivin
The Accompanist Chares Brice Claude Miller
1993 Tango Vincent Baraduc Patrice Leconte
1994 The Heart's Cry Paulo Idrissa Ouedraogo
1997 La Vérité si je mens ! Victor BenzakhemThomas Gilou
Wild Animals the boss Kim Ki-duk
1999 Méditerranées  [ fr ]Ramirez Philippe Bérenger  [ fr ]
2001 The Cat's Meow the film director Peter Bogdanovich
2003 Crime Spree Laurent BastaldiBrad Mirman
The Overeater Émile LachaumeThierry Binisti
2006 A City Is Beautiful at Night RichardRichard Bohringer
2008 Admiral General Janin Andreï Kravtchouk
2015 By the Sea Patrice Angelina Jolie Pitt

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References

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